Software Engineer, Backend Developer, DevOps

Shipwell is revolutionizing the logistics industry, redefining how the supply chain operates after centuries of convention. By uniting thousands of shippers and carriers on a cutting‑edge technology platform, we are the leading software solution in logistics. With a bold startup energy and recent $35M Series B funding, Shipwell offers an exceptional opportunity to shape the future of a company destined for the Fortune 500.

Supported by top‑tier Silicon Valley and Austin investors, we are dedicated to driving innovation and growth in the supply chain sector.

The Staff Software Engineer role is a rare chance to shape the core systems of a high‑growth startup that's breaking barriers in its third record‑setting year. We're looking for a senior technical leader who does their best work hands‑on: someone who takes on the hardest problems, writes code that sets the standard for others, and helps whole teams get better. Shipwell is an AI‑forward engineering organization.

We expect our Staff Engineers to be experienced with AI‑driven development and to lead in it, using agents to multiply what they and their teams can deliver. As a Staff Engineer, you'll own complex, high‑impact parts of our logistics platform from design through production. You'll work closely with engineering, product, and architecture to turn technical strategy into working software, and you'll mentor engineers along the way.

• Own the design, build, and ongoing health of critical systems and services on the Shipwell platform.
• Write high‑quality, well‑tested, production code, and spend most of your time building.
• Use AI agents and multi‑agent workflows day to day to speed up code generation, code review, and QA testing, while keeping quality high.
• Build and share custom agents, establishing / reviewing projects AI Harness, and workflows that boost your own productivity and your team's.
• Help set how Shipwell engineers use AI, including best practices, guardrails, and ways to measure its impact on speed and quality.
• Break large, unclear problems into clear technical plans that teams can deliver step by step.
• Lead technical efforts that span several teams, keeping work aligned and unblocking delivery. Acting as gate keeper and reviewer for project code patterns to support squad decisions and tuning, or critical shared entities
• Work with architecture and product leadership to turn platform strategy into practical designs.
• Raise the bar for code quality, testing, observability, and operations through code reviews and by example.
• Find and fix performance bottlenecks, reliability risks, and tech debt before they become problems.
• Mentor senior and mid‑level engineers, including coaching them on working well with AI tools.
• Take part in incident response and root‑cause analysis, and drive lasting fixes.

• BS/MS/Ph.D. in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years of professional software development, including 2+ years at a senior or staff level leading technical projects.
• A track record of designing, building, and running distributed systems at scale in production.
• Deep expertise in at least one modern language (e.g., Python / Django).
• Strong knowledge of relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and No
  
  SQL databases (e.g., MongoDB), including data modeling and query tuning.
• Hands‑on experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, or Azure), containers, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with API design, event‑driven architectures, and integrating with third‑party systems.
• Familiarity with agile development and Dev Ops practices, including owning what you ship in production with proven experience with GH actions or similar, for…